vt.抵消；弥补；用平版印刷
vi.形成分支
n.补偿；平版印刷；支派；弯管；[计]偏移量
The pay raise will be offset by inflation. 增加的工资会被通货膨胀所抵销。
Higher mortgage rates are partly offset by increased tax allowances. 抵押款提高了，其中一部分可由免税额增加而抵消。
Hedge can help them offset inventory loss when commodity price fall. 在商品价格下跌时,套期保值能够帮助他们抵补存货价跌的损失。
He raised his prices to offset the increased cost of materials. 他提高售价以补偿材料增加的成本。
用作名词 (n.)Offset requirements also vary between these areas. 补偿要求在这些地区也各有不同。
